Introduction

We're looking for an intern to join a team of experienced backend software engineers to help shape the execution environment that powers quantum workloads today. Depending on shorter-term project needs as well as your interest and skill profile, we will pick a suitable internship project in your first week.

Your role and responsibilities

You can expect to contribute to one of the areas below:

- extending and improving our local developer experience posture around coding agent sandboxing & harness engineering

- improving performance and scalability

- simplifying and modernizing backend architectures

- enhancing observability and reliability

Required education

Bachelor's Degree

Preferred education

Master's Degree

Required technical and professional expertise

Hands-on experience with at least one programming language (e.g. Rust, Python, or Go)

Basic knowledge of Docker and containerized environments

Good command of English, both written and spoken (B2 level or higher)

Preferred technical and professional experience

Experience with agent sandboxing technologies, such as NVIDIA OpenShell or Docker Sandbox            

Familiarity with coding agent frameworks and harnesses, including OpenCode and Pi            

Hands-on experience with Kubernetes environments (K3s, Minikube)            

Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and automation practices            

Experience with Bazel build systems            

Understanding of event-driven architectures            

Experience implementing observability solutions using OpenTelemetry            

Knowledge of distributed systems concepts and architectures            

German language proficiency at B1 level or higher

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IBM Research is the organic growth engine of IBM and an innovation engine for our customers and partners. As part of this mission, IBM Research anticipates and examines 'What's Next in Computing' to ultimately create and integrate the technologies the world relies upon to solve big challenges and unlock new opportunities. We create and pioneer new markets for IBM, our partners and customers as exemplified in our ongoing quest to reach practical and large-scale quantum computing. Across IBM Research, we realize the power and potential to accelerate discovery with our partners and clients by combining the power of high performance computing, AI, and Quantum, all integrated through the hybrid cloud.

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OTHER RELEVANT JOB DETAILS

For additional information about location requirements, please discuss with the recruiter following submission of your application.

Job Title

Quantum Software Intern - Backend Execution Environment for Quantum Workloads - 2027 (f/m/x)

Job ID

134679

City / Township / Village

Ehningen

State / Province

Baden-Wurttemberg

Country

Germany

Work arrangement

Hybrid

Area of work

Software Engineering

Employment type

Fixed Term (Fixed Term)

Position type

Internship

Travel required

Up to 40% or 2 days a week (home on weekends- based on project requirements)

Company

(0161) IBM Deutschland Research & Development GmbH

Shift

General (daytime)

Is this role a commissionable/sales incentive based position?

No